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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🎂 🎂 The call for applications for the third cohort of DRI Knowledge Exchange Fellows is now open! Read more and apply here: www.cake.ac.uk/about/ke-fel... Deadline for applications is November 12. 🎂 🎂

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DRI Knowledge Exchange Fellowships

The CAKE NetworkPlus facilitates knowledge exchange and sustainable collaboration across the UK Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) communities.

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

📣 One week left: Understanding EDI in the UK DRI+ Community Help us understand experiences, priorities and challenges around equality, diversity and inclusion across the UK DRI+ community. 📝 Take the survey: www.cake.ac.uk/news/CAKE-Co... ⏱️ 15–20 minutes 📅 Deadline: Wednesday 7 October

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Have Your Say: Understanding EDI in the UK DRI+ Community

Help us understand experiences, priorities and challenges around equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) across the UK DRI+ community.

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📣 One day left: CHARTED Funds 1 and 3 close on 30 September! www.cake.ac.uk/news/charted...

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One week left: CHARTED Funds 1 and 3 close on 30 September

September 24, 2026

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📢 Upcoming Events 📢 There is a lot going on in October! Discover upcoming sessions, workshops and opportunities on the CAKE Events Calendar 📆 www.cake.ac.uk/events/

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

📣 DisCouRSE launches free leadership programme for dRTPs! DisCouRSE is offering 32 fully funded places across two complementary leadership development programmes for digital Research Technical Professionals (dRTPs). Read more in this blog post: www.cake.ac.uk/news/discour...

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DisCouRSE launches free leadership programme for dRTPs

DisCouRSE is offering 32 fully funded places across two complementary leadership development programmes for digital Research Technical Professionals (dRTPs), taking place in the first half of 2027.

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

One week left! CHARTED Fund 1 (FAIRifying training resources, up to £40k) and Fund 3 (tools & frameworks, up to £150k) close 30 Sept. Make dRTP training easier to find, reuse and build on: www.cake.ac.uk/news/charted... #UKRI #DRI #RSE

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One week left: CHARTED Funds 1 and 3 close on 30 September

September 24, 2026

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

70 years of Fortran, and it's still running weather, reactor and material simulation codes - indeed 65%+ of workloads on ARCHER2 are written in Fortran! Celebrate in Manchester on 1 Dec (or on Zoom). Lightning talk & poster slots open, free registration: www.cake.ac.uk/news/fortran... #Fortran #RSE

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Alice Howarth and Ruth Davies were awarded a CAKE placement to answer the question "is open research itself is an exemplar of reliable, responsible and equitable practice, or does it reproduce the culture of the research ecosystem it sits within" - www.cake.ac.uk/news/FOR2026/

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Thinking about the future of equitable open research

The history of open research spans many decades and has been bolstered by global milestones, like the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science. The Recommendation sets out six principles around…

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#RSECon was a lot of fun last week, with a whole bunch of great conversations and things learnt across the #DRI programme. What were your main takeaways from the event?

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Got an idea you wish someone would develop, document or benchmark? #SHAREing will fund it! Suggest a task by 22 Sept and, if approved, it becomes an open, funded piece of work for the community to deliver. Details: www.cake.ac.uk/news/sharein... #UKRI #DRI

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SHAREing wants your ideas: suggest a task for accelerated computing skills by 22 September

September 16, 2026

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Still time to sign up for SHAREing’s assessment webinar that is happening this afternoon, 2–3pm, online. Come along to hear from the Durham SHAREing team about the performance assessment methodology they’ve been developing. Register at shareing-dri.github.io/events/20260...

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Interested in exploring #DRI across the world? Try our new interactive DRI landscape map at www.cake.ac.uk/landscape/map/

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A DisCouRSE funded project has brought together dRTP leaders to set up a new Community of Practice for operational managers, and to open source Capacity eXtended (CapX), Manchester’s tool for planning resources, managing operations and reporting on impact. www.cake.ac.uk/news/discour...

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DisCouRSE-funded project establishes an Operational Management Community of Practice for dRTP leaders

September 15, 2026

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

CAKE had a great time at RSECon26 in Sheffield — sharing what we do, meeting the RSE community, exchanging ideas, and, of course, having some CAKE along the way. Thanks to everyone who stopped by, chatted with us. Have a safe trip, see you at RSECon27! #RSECon26 #CAKE #UKDRI

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Kirsty Pringle’s #RSECon26 keynote brought the environmental impact of research computing into focus. Her message: the big thing is to start. RSEs can drive more sustainable computing, while UK DRI can foster the people, skills and leadership to make it happen. #RSECon26#UKDRI #Sustainability

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Thank you, Marion, for giving CAKE’s lightning talk at RSECon26! And yes, we did have cake at CAKE. 🍰 It was great to see so many people stopping by our stand, having a chat, learning more about what we do, and—of course—grabbing a slice of cake! #RSECon26 #DRI #UKDRI #CAKE

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Day 1 of RSECon26 in Sheffield! Proud to have CAKE here as a sponsor — and our stand is all set up! Come by, grab some CAKE 🍰, and have a chat with us. We’d love to meet you! #RSECon26 #CAKENetworkPlus #RSE

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

CAKE has arrived at RSECon26 in Sheffield! Starting the conference with the evening social and looking forward to connecting with the research software community throughout the formal programme. Good food, drinks, and great conversations. #RSECon26 #CAKENetworkPlus #RSE

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

📣 Have Your Say: Understanding EDI in the UK DRI+ Community The CAKE-CoSeC EDI Working Group is running a short survey to understand experiences, priorities and challenges around EDI. 📝 Take the survey: www.cake.ac.uk/news/CAKE-Co... ⏱️ 15–20 mins 📅 Deadline: 7 October, 23:45 BST

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Have Your Say: Understanding EDI in the UK DRI+ Community

Help us understand experiences, priorities and challenges around equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) across the UK DRI+ community.

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

What's one tool, shortcut, or workflow that makes your work easier? Share it on our Sprinkles of Knowledge board! Fill in the short form and click Submit. We'll review your contribution before adding it to the sticky note board. 👉 www.cake.ac.uk/CAKEbox/comm...

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

September is a busy month for the UK DRI community, with a packed programme of events, webinars and training opportunities open for you to join! 📅 Check out CAKE’s event calendar to find the most relevant and worthwhile events for you and your work this September. 📆 www.cake.ac.uk/events/

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

📰 Latest blog post! Building skills for sensitive data curation: early insights from the Evidence-based Curation Skills project! 📰 Read more 👉 www.cake.ac.uk/news/sensiti... Check out the first major outputs from the Evidence-based Curation Skills for Sensitive Data project.

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Building skills for sensitive data curation: early insights from the Evidence-based Curation Skills project

September 1, 2026

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

📰 Check out our latest blog post: Better Teams, Better Science: Making Collaborative Change in Biomedical Data Science! 📰 Read more 👉 www.cake.ac.uk/news/Better-...

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Better Teams, Better Science: Making Collaborative Change in Biomedical Data Science - 28th of July

by Eva Fernandez Amez

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Interested in how to benefit from Slurm in the cloud environment? On 3rd September ACIT-Hub are running a webinar on Slinky which brings Slurm’s HPC scheduling strengths into Kubernetes for large-scale AI and multi-node GPU workloads. More details and signup at www.cake.ac.uk/events/20260...

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Webinar: Bringing Slurm Scheduling to Kubernetes for AI Workloads

Join this webinar to discover how Slinky brings Slurm’s HPC scheduling strengths into Kubernetes for large-scale AI and multi-node GPU workloads. You will see where Kubernetes alone can struggle with…

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Looking for funding opportunities across UK DRI? A range of resources and funding schemes are currently available to support activities and projects. Explore what’s on offer here: 🍰 www.cake.ac.uk/funds/ 🍰

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UK DRI Funding Opportunities

The CAKE NetworkPlus facilitates knowledge exchange and sustainable collaboration across the UK Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) communities.

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

What's one small change that's made your community more inclusive? Share it on our Sprinkles of Knowledge board! Fill in the short form and click Submit. We'll review your contribution before adding it to the sticky note board. 👉 www.cake.ac.uk/CAKEbox/comm...

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The DIRECT framework helps DRTPs identify skills, define development pathways and progress their career in research software. DisCouRSE funded further development, which brought it up to a version 2.0 release containing lots of new features. Find out more at www.cake.ac.uk/news/discour...

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DisCouRSE-funded project delivers DIRECT Framework web app v2.0.0

August 24, 2026

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

📰 Check out our latest blog post: From Belfast to Hamburg: My ISC 2026 Experience 📰 Read more 👉 www.cake.ac.uk/news/Placeme... Following a CAKE Placements & Visits award, Zeinab Abdelrahman had the opportunity to attend ISC 2026, one of the world’s leading HPC conferences.

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

🍰Want to stay in the loop? CAKE has a Slack workspace and a mailing list, helping you to keep up to date with all things DRI and knowledge exchange. Head over to cake.ac.uk/about/who-are-we#… to sign up!

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Welcome to CAKE

The CAKE NetworkPlus facilitates knowledge exchange and sustainable collaboration across the UK Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) communities.

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Not sure what a CAKE Placement or Visit could look like? We've published five ideas you should steal 💡 — from cross-institution collaborations to virtual and flexible placements. Get inspired and get involved 👉 www.cake.ac.uk/news/Ideas-f...

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Five CAKE Placement & Visit Ideas You Should Steal

One of the occupational hazards of leading the CAKE Placements & Visits work package is that I’m not actually allowed to apply for funding myself… Which is a shame, because every time I speak to someone...

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Want to explore #DRI after the summer break, there are some great activities happening in early September! See www.cake.ac.uk/events/

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

AICatalyst2026 will be held 4th September at the Guildhall, York. Bringing together a mix of expert talks and hands-on workshops designed to introduce AI methods in bioscience. Details and scholarships at www.cake.ac.uk/events/20260...

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AICatalyst2026: AI in the Biosciences Training Conference

The AICatalyst2026: AI in the Biosciences Training Conference takes place on Friday 4 September 2026, 9:30–16:15, at The Guildhall, York — a medieval venue in the city centre, around a ten-minute…

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

DisCouRSE #DRI project has second successful funding round, with 22 submitted applications and 15 projects funded. Find out more at www.cake.ac.uk/news/discour...

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

🌟 Reminder: WHPC Rising Stars applications are open! 📅 Deadline: 14 August 2026 📍 SC26, Chicago Apply now: womeninhpc.org/events/sc-20... 🇬🇧 Based in the UK and interested? Our Placements & Visits funding could help you to attend and make the most of your trip: www.cake.ac.uk/about/placem...

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

📰 Check out our latest blog post: We Know What Needs to Change, So Why Isn’t It Happening? 📰 Read more 👉 www.cake.ac.uk/news/DurhamH... We explore the EDI "Implementation Gap" - the gap between knowing what needs to change to improve EDI and putting that knowledge into practice.

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

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UK DRI Funding Opportunities

The CAKE NetworkPlus facilitates knowledge exchange and sustainable collaboration across the UK Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) communities.

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

What's one thing you've learned from organising or attending events? Share it on our Sprinkles of Knowledge board! Fill in the short form and click Submit. We'll review your contribution before adding it to the sticky note board. 👉 www.cake.ac.uk/CAKEbox/comm...

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

📰 New blog post: Five CAKE Placement & Visit Ideas You Should Steal! 📰 Read more 👉 www.cake.ac.uk/news/Ideas-f... In this post, Eleanor Broadway shares five ways she would use a CAKE Placement & Visit. If you've ever thought, "I wonder if they'd fund...", this post is for you💡

CAKE Placements & Visits banner featuring a white line-art city skyline and bridge on a blue background above the words "Placements & Visits".

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Want to stay in the loop? 👀 Join the CAKE Slack workspace and mailing list to keep up to date with the latest news, opportunities, and conversations around DRI and knowledge exchange. Sign up here: www.cake.ac.uk/about/who-ar... #KnowledgeExchange #DRI #CAKE

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Wondering how to further knowledge exchange in your DRI community? Have a look at the CAKE website to see which calls are currently open: www.cake.ac.uk/opportunities/ #knowledgeexchange #DRI

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CAKE Flexible Funding

The CAKE NetworkPlus facilitates knowledge exchange and sustainable collaboration across the UK Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) communities.

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Looking to get a piece of the CAKE? 👀 🎂 Got a big DRI question or challenge? Our CAKE Retreats programme offers funding to help you bring people together, build collaborations and create shared outputs. Propose a 3–4 day hybrid retreat 👉 www.cake.ac.uk/about/retrea... #CAKE #DRI

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Retreats

The CAKE NetworkPlus facilitates knowledge exchange and sustainable collaboration across the UK Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) communities.

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The first cohort of DRI Knowledge Exchange fellows it half-way through their term! Read about what KE fellow Lewis has done so far, and what his plans are for the next six months: www.cake.ac.uk/news/k8s-cak...

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STFC Kubernetes Workshop - K8s CAKE fellowship

Lewis Sampson, United Kingdom Research and Innovation, STFC, DAFNI, lewis.sampson@stfc.ac.uk

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

The first cohort of DRI Knowledge Exchange fellows it half-way through their term! Read about what KE fellow Joe has done so far, and what his plans are for the next six months: www.cake.ac.uk/news/fortran...

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Update on Fortran index CAKE fellowship

Joe Wallwork, Institute of Computing for Climate Science, University of Cambridge, jw2423@cam.ac.uk

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The CAKE-CoSeC EDI working group (www.cake.ac.uk/CAKEbox/edia... ) has three task groups. One of them, focussing on measuring impact, has just published a blog post about their progress, and how challenges they encountered have changed the way they approach their task: www.cake.ac.uk/news/edi-mea...

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Measuring Impact - but how, who and what?

In the framework of the CAKE-CoSeC EDI working group, six of the working group members formed a focus group with the title “Measuring Impact”, or, more specifically “Best practices for measuring…

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

🌍 CAKE at #ISC26! 🤝 Thanks to everyone who visited our poster and stopped by the UK Universities Booth. 🍰 Have a conference tip to share? Add it to our CAKEbox Sprinkles of Knowledge: www.cake.ac.uk/CAKEbox/comm... #HPC #CAKE

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

🎉 What a fantastic Durham HPC Days! 🤝 Thanks to everyone who joined us for a week of talks, discussions, and new connections. 🍰 Have a conference tip to share? Add it to our CAKEbox Sprinkles of Knowledge: www.cake.ac.uk/CAKEbox/comm... 📅 See you at Durham HPC Days 2027! #DurhamHPCDays#HPC#CAKE

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cake-dri.bsky.social @cake-dri.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

📣 What’s On This Month? Missed these? There’s plenty more across the DRI landscape — check out the CAKE Calendar: www.cake.ac.uk/events/  #CAKE #DRI

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